Spring actuated pump type repeating gun



Nov. 4, 1969 4 j RT-R5CARBONNEAU 3,475,100

SPRING ACTUATED PUMP TYPE REPEATING GUN Filed Aug. 31, 1966 INVENTOR RENE R. CARBONNEAU BY Mfi,

ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,476,100 SPRING ACTUATED PUMP TYPE REPEATING GUN Rene R. Carbonneau, West Boylston, Mass., assignor to Ray Plastic Inc, Winchendon Springs, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Filed Aug. 31,1966, Ser. No. 576,379 Int. Cl. F41b 7/08 US. Cl. 124-27 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A spring actuated toy pump type repeating gun which has a pair of tubes, one tube comprising a magazine for pellets and the other one comprising a barrel through which the pellets are projectible by means of a spring, there being a manually operated slide and a projector element, the spring urging the projector towards impelling position for a pellet, and a chute between the two tubes for the pellets to move down in a single line seriatim by gravity, together with proper trigger means, etc., and means preventing the leading pellet in the magazine from dropping out through the barrel by gravity.

This invention relates to pellet-shooting toy repeating firearms of the slide action type and the object of the invention is to provide a more positive acting molded plastic rifle of the slide action type in which the slide is used to cock a spring-loaded projector by a trigger somewhat in the nature of a sear in a real firearm, but in this case the projector is moved by a spring to propel pro jectiles one at a time through a barrel upon pressing the trigger.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a toy firearm of the class described in which the barrel itself is false and forms a magazine so that an extremely large number of pellets can be loaded into this barrel, there being a tube just beneath the barrel and on which the slider is mounted for reciprocation to actuate the parts of the toy firearm to expel the pellets one at a time through the tube.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a view in elevation of the invention; and

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are longitudinal sections on an enlarged scale illustrating the firing action.

In the drawings the reference character indicates a stock conveniently made separately of molded plastic, the reminder of the principal parts of the gun except for the firing mechanism being conveniently made in two complementary molded plastic parts which can be cemented together. Only one of these parts is shown as for instance in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the other part being complementary thereto and in fact removed therefrom in order to show the mechanism.

The two parts when connected together form a receiver 12, a false barrel 14 and a tube 16. The false barrel 14 is in fact a magazine and can be filled with the pellets 18 through an opening 20 closed by a slidable door 22.

The pellets are projected out through a reduced portion generally indicated at 24 and forming a tube of its own within the tube 16. Preferably this tube has guides 26 to guide the projectiles which are smaller than tube 24 so as to preclude any possibility of jamming in this tube as the projectiles are fired out through it to the left.

The tube 16 has mounted on it the slider 28 which is reciprocable by one hand of the operator between a position cocking the gun at its right-hand extremity to a posi- 3,476,100 Patented Nov. 4, 1969 tion at its left-hand extremity where the parts are in position to once more cock the gun, after a pellet has been fired, as will be explained hereinafter. The pellets are arranged in single-line formation at 30 in a chute 32 to drop down one by one into tube 24.

In the chute 32 is the rubber or plastic flap 33 which has actually three positions, one of which is shown in FIG. 2 where the flap is turned to the right; the second position being shown in FIG. 3 where the flap in normal condition prevents the lowermost pellet from dropping down through tube 24, should the gun be tilted down. A reversed position is shown in FIG. 4 illustrating how the fiap turns to the left to allow the pellet to be projected through the tube 24 by the projector generally indicated at 34, which has an upstanding beveled pellet abutment 35. This projector abutment in FIG. 4 has moved the flap to the left, but when the projector is once more moved back to the FIG. 2 position the flap reverses to the right, and finally assumes the normal position shown in FIG. 3 when the projector is fully cocked.

The projector 34 is constantly urged by spring 36 toward the left in order to project the pellets. The projector 34 has a sear nose 38 on it which is engaged by the corresponding nose 40 on the trigger 42. The trigger 42 has a trigger spring 44. The projector is shown at its leftwardrnost fired position in FIG. 4; as cocked in FIG. 3; and in FIG. 2 it is shown just prior to being fully cocked but still holding the flap 33 to the right. Clearly when the trigger 42 in FIG. 3 is pressed, it will release the projector which then immediately flies forward under the impulse of spring 36 to project a single projectile out through tube 24, at the same time holding the succeeding pellets back.

There is a reciprocable actuator bar 46 having a guide-pin 48 running in a track 50. This actuator bar is normally retracted by spring 52 to the left where its leftwardmost position is seen as in FIG. 3. It has a depending member 54 which is engaged by the rear end edge 56 of the slide at 28.

With the parts in the fired position of FIG. 4, the slider 28 is manually brought back engaging projection 54 of the actuator bar 46. This bar is then moved to the rear and upwardly due to the angle at 58 in track 50 and it engages the depending forward edge 60 of the projector 34 forcing it to the rear through the position of FIG. 2 to the position of FIG. 3 where the trigger nose 40 automatically latches it due to the presence of the trigger spring 44. The slider is then of course moved to the forwardmost position again by spring 52. It will be seen that therefore the operator of this toy firearm. can make an extremely fast almost semi-automatic operation of the firearm, and for every reciprocation of the slide, a pellet 30 can be projected out through the tube 24 which of course is the virtual barrel.

In one form of the invention, two hundred and fifty pellets can be placed in the magazine in the false tube 14 and thus the operator of the firearm will be provided with a long period of time in which he can make the many shots.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. A toy firearm comprising a pair of superposed tubes the upper one of which is relatively large and forms a false barrel and also a magazine for pellets to be projected from the firearm,

the lower tube forming a virtual barrel thru which the pellets are propelled to be projected,

a manually operable slide on the lower tube, said slide being reciprocable,

a pellet projector, said projector being reciprocable between a retracted position, a spring normally urging the projector towards pellet projecting position, a pivoted trigger, means on the trigger holding the projector in retracted position against the action of the spring and acting to release the projector upon being pivoted in a selected direction,

means forming a chute from the upper tube into the lower tube to provide for a single line advance of pellets from the upper tube to a position just in front of the projector in its retracted position,

a reciprocable actuator bar in the path of the slide, said actuator bar being located between the slide and the projector to retract the latter to cocked position upon manual retraction of the slide, a spring to return the actuator bar upon motion of the slide in the opposite direction,

and means causing motion of the actuator bar to an offset relation relative to the path of the projector as the actuator bar nears the end of its travel in a direction opposite to the retractive actuation thereof.

2. The toy firearm of claim 1 wherein said actuator bar is otherwise free of said slide.

3. A toy firearm comprising a pair of tubes one of which is a magazine for pellets and the other of which comprises a barrel out through which the pellets are projectible, a manually operated slide on one of the tubes, a projector, a spring urging the projector towards impelling position for a pellet, a chute between the tubes for the pellets to move down in single line by gravity, a trigger, means on the trigger to hold the projector in cocked position and to release it upon being pressed, means to prevent the leading pellet from dropping out through the barrel through which it is to be projected if the firearm should be tilted downwardly at the muzzle, an actuator bar located between the slide and the projector and acting to move the projector toward cocked position upon manual retraction of the slide, a spring for moving the actuator bar back to its normal forward position, means causing motion of the actuator bar to an out of the way position with regard to the projector when the later is in a cocked position, said last named means comprising a track, said track having a guide surface, a guide on the actuator bar in the track positioned to slide along said guide surface, said track guide surface having an inclined portion with respect to the main portion thereof causing the actuator bar to drop out of the path of the pellet.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,681,055 6/1954 Gowland 124-49 XR 3,204,627 9/1965 Yano l2427 XR FOREIGN PATENTS 986,159 3/1951 France.

RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner W. R. BROWNE, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 124-37, 41, 49 

